Chapter 212 â Sibling Identification (1)
Under the scorching sun, Fu Bainian stood in front of the office building, staring at the people passing to and fro. As he watched the reporters constantly snapping their photos, his eyes narrowed as his stare grew more intense.
There were often a few reporters camping outside of Blue Hall Entertainment in the hopes of getting a scoop on the companyâs artistsâ movements. But, surprisingly, there were many more reporters present today.
Qian Ran hurriedly rushed out, and he was gasping for breath as he halted in front of Fu Bainian. âWhatâs going on? Meimei was perfectly fine earlier, so how could she possibly kill someone without rhyme or reason? She was still all smiles when she came here with me.â
Upon hearing this, Fu Bainian abruptly turned around, and he stared straight into Qian Ranâs eyes with a gloomy and cold gaze, sending shivers down Qian Ranâs spine.
âPre-President Fu, please donât stare at me like this. Youâll scare me to death!â Qian Ranâs voice trembled as he said this. A manly man like him acting timid like this was truly a funny sight to behold.
On the other hand, Fu Bainianâs gaze darkened a few shades as he asked, âYouâre saying that Meimei came with you earlier? Why didnât you tell me?â
Fu Bainianâs tone was gloomy, like a storm brewing on the horizon.
Qian Ran shivered and quickly explained, âMeimei didnât come with me to the office. She got off at the bus stop a few meters away. I saw a shopping mall right there, and I thought that she was going to the mall, so I didnât mention it to you. If Iâd known that she was coming to the company to do that, I wouldâve stopped her.â
He only cared to explain and didnât notice that after heâd said those words, Fu Bainianâs expression had, unexpectedly, turned even more unsightly.
âShe certainly isnât the one behind this incident!â Fu Bainian roared.
Qian Ran was stunned. After a second, he immediately said, âPresident Fu is right, now the truth hasnât been clarified yet. Iâll first go to the Property Managerâs office and get the surveillance footage to check on the situation.â
It was the first time that heâd seen Fu Bainian get this angry, so he must find an excuse to leave. Otherwise, he would be burned alive by his fiery anger, and he would be the one to suffer in the end.
Fu Bainian gave a slight nod before calling Shen Yu.
Afterwards, Qian Ran hurried to the Property Managerâs office. There were a total of five commercial buildings under the same property management, and the Property Managerâs office was on the other side at the first building. Luckily, all five buildings were very close to one another, so it didnât take long before he reached there.
Shen Yuâs phone rang for a while before it was picked up. After Jiang Cheng had died, Shen Yu asked for leave on the pretext that he was too tired. He was currently enjoying his days off somewhere in Europe.
âWhatâs up? Donât tell me that this time itâs Jiang Cheng whoâs faking his deathâ¦?â Shen Yu lazily asked.
Fu Bainian took a deep breath and wearily said, âHurry back! Something more serious than that has happened.â
âWhat exactly happened?â Shen Yu calmly asked before adding, âIâve already told you before that no matter how big an issue, you have to take care of it yourself during my holiday. Almost all of my brain cells were fried while handling Jiang Chengâs case, so what I need the most right now is a good rest, so no matter whatâ¦â
Fu Bainian coldly interrupted Shen Yuâs chatter and said, âIâll give you a day, hurry back!â
In the next second, Fu Bainian hung up, and then he calmly walked into the elevator. Following this, wherever he went, everyone would give way and retreat out of his sight.
On the other side, Shen Yu, who was sunbathing on the beach, stared at his mobile and shivered from head to toe. He then pushed the woman at his side away and hastily left with his shirt in hand.
â¦
Half an hour later.
At Blue Hall Entertainmentâs Presidentâs Office.
Qian Ran stood in the doorway. He wanted to knock on the door, but just as his hand was about to touch the door, he withdrew his hand again.
President Fu couldnât possibly still be mad at me, right?
Forget it, whatever comes next couldnât possibly be worse than death! But, if I continue to dilly-dally, then I surely wouldnât be able to escape punishment.
Qian Ran clutched the copy of the records and knocked on the door. Fu Bainianâs voice then thundered out. âCome in!â
âPresident Fu, these are all of the surveillance records of our office building from today. I checked them at the Property Managerâs office, and I noticed that someone deliberately hacked into the security system as some of the more important instances were made blurry, so itâs practically impossible to see the details clearly.â
âLetâs have a look!â Fu Bainian gloomily said.
If the security footage was deliberately altered, then this meant that this was a murder case, but he didnât believe that Lan Jinyao would do something like this. He had faith in her.
Qian Ran quickly plugged the USB disk into Fu Bainianâs laptop.
As soon as the surveillance footage popped up, Fu Bainian immediately clicked on it to play it.
Qian Ran also boldly moved next to Fu Bainian and watched the footage playing on the laptop screen. As the ten minute long reel of footage was played back and forth several times by Fu Bainian, Qian Ran started to feel dizzy from watching. Yet, they still couldnât find any clues.
âPresident Fu, how about we try to find clues elsewhere? We can ask the staff in the lobby to find out how many people came and went out of the office today.â
Right after heâd finished speaking, another colleague came in.
âPresident Fu, Iâve just asked the security guard in the lobby. Various people came in and out of the office today. There was a woman wearing sunglasses sneaking around, who unmistakably looks like Madam. At that time, Madam had already entered the elevator, but then Lan Xin suddenly squeezed in as well. So, at that time, there were two people in the elevator; Madam and Lan Xin.â
Fu Bainian pondered for a moment and then said to Qian Ran, âQuickly goâ¦forget it. Help me find Lan Xinâs address; Iâll personally pay her a visit!â
As soon as heâd said this, Qian Ran, who was still in a daze a second ago, instantly regained his senses and nodded. âAll right, Iâll be on my way.â
As expected of President Fu! Big Boss had long ago thought of everything!
Qian Ran greatly admired Fu Bainian in his heart, but he didnât let it show on his face. He then turned and strode out of the office.
Following this, Fu Bainian then told the other person, âGo check on Meimei for me. Iâll leave in a bit.â
Usually, when facing these kinds of issues, Fu Bainian had always remained calm and collected. This time, however, his mind was a mess; he didnât have a clue on what to do next.
He kept reassuring himself that his wife wasnât that kind of person, but all the clues heâd found so far indicated that Shen Weiâanâs death was premeditated. It wasnât just the surveillance footage, as maybe other things that he hadnât thought of for the time being had already been laid out by that person.
As Fu Bainian stood in the elevator, his heart sank.